Oct 15, 2023 04:06 am UTC| Insights & Views
As the Israeli army has stepped up its counteroffensive into the Gaza Strip, questions remain on how the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas was able to use bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to conduct the largest...
Ukraine recap: what war in the Middle East means for Putin and Ukraine
Oct 15, 2023 04:05 am UTC| Insights & Views
For some people it was a week when they forgot that the Ukraine war was happening. As news from the Middle East took up longer and longer slots on news programmes and websites, reports from Ukraine were pushed off the...
Israel has no good options for dealing with Hamas' hostage-taking in Gaza
Oct 12, 2023 07:27 am UTC| Insights & Views
Hamas, the Gaza-based Palestinian militant group that mounted a deadly surprise attack on Israel that has killed at last count at least 1,200 Israelis, has captured what are estimated to be 150 hostages. Brought back to...
Israel-Gaza conflict: how could it change the Middle East's political landscape? Expert Q&A
Oct 12, 2023 07:27 am UTC| Insights & Views
The surprise attack by Hamas launched on Israel on October 7 has already led to thousands of deaths in both Israel and Gaza, and sparked concerns that the conflict could escalate across the Middle East. An expert in the...
How Hamas weaponised Palestinians' despair
Oct 12, 2023 07:25 am UTC| Insights & Views
The scale of Hamas attack on Israel on 7 and 8 October is unprecedented and the failure of the Israeli army and secret services, astonishing. Yet for observers such as former Israeli ambassador to France, Elie Barnavi, the...
Israel-Gaza conflict: an opportunity for Putin while the world is distracted
Oct 12, 2023 07:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Time is an ally of Russia in the Ukrainian conflict. Russia needs to reduce its rate of battlefield deaths and remain militarily active in Ukraine for as long as possible. A great aid to Vladimir Putin would be a...
What is Hamas? Seven key questions answered
Oct 12, 2023 07:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the longest and most violent ongoing modern conflicts. It involves multiple causes, and includes various actors, one of which is Hamas, perpetrators of the brutal attack on Israel...
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